3. Civic Leadership in a Growing City

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I. An Elite Firm in a Colonial Economy, 1840-1914
6. 1. Breaking with Tradition 11
7. 2. Advocate for the Octopus 32
8. 3. Civic Leadership in a Growing City 47
9. PART II. A Regional Firm in a Maturing Region, 1915-1929
10. 4. Power and Politics 67
11. 5. Oil-led Developments 87
12. 6. A Permanent Institution 109
13. PART III. A National Firm in a Major City, 1930-Present
14. 7. The Transformation of the Legal Framework 135
15. 8. The Coming of Age of the Firm and Its City 156
16. 9. Organizing for a National Practice 182
17. Epilogue 203
18. Appendix. Baker & Botts Partner Admissions, 1840-1990 216
19. Notes 219
20. Index 241